0
OttoJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Waiting list
-There are two courses on the waiting lists. (each course has its own list; so plural when talking about more than one course)
-There are two courses on the waiting list. (referring to the entire system known as WAITING LIST, so singular)
(no difference in meaning)
Do you agree with my explanations?
Thank you.
-There are two courses on the waiting list. (referring to the entire system known as WAITING LIST, so singular)
(no difference in meaning)
Do you agree with my explanations?
Thank you.
Top answer
"two courses on the waiting lists" implies that the waiting lists are places where courses are listed. This seems in conflict with the statement that each course has its own list, so I am not exactly clear what you are describing.
- "two courses on the waiting lists" implies that the waiting lists are places where courses are listed.
- This seems in conflict with the statement that each course has its own list, so I am not exactly clear what you are describing.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
5 Answers
0
"two courses on the waiting lists" implies that the waiting lists are places where courses are listed. This seems in conflict with the statement that each course has its own list, so I am not exactly clear what you are describing.
00
Your descriptions are ambiguous:
Each fully subscribed course has a list of students waiting for an open slot.
I have a list of courses where I am on their waiting list.
The university has a list of fully subscribed courses which have student waiting lists.
Each fully subscribed course has a list of students waiting for an open slot.
I have a list of courses where I am on their waiting list.
The university has a list of fully subscribed courses which have student waiting lists.
00
Thank you, but the fact is: the student wants to enrol in two courses, but they are now full, so they become wait-listed courses; that is, the student's name is on the waiting list(s). Do you think my sentences are correct above?
For GPY, each course has a waiting list. If a student's name is on the waiting list, he has a course on the waiting list/two courses on the
For GPY, each course has a waiting list. If a student's name is on the waiting list, he has a course on the waiting list/two courses on the
00
OttoJ Do you think my sentences are correct above?It is very confusing what list you are talking about.
I gave three examples of possibilities.
Suppose I want to enroll in a course but it is full. I put my name on the wait-list for that course (English 234).
I want to enroll in a different course, but it is full too. I put my name on the wait
00
OttoJFor GPY, each course has a waiting list. If a student's name is on the waiting list, he has a course on the waiting list/two courses on the waiting lists. (same as They went back to their respective rooms; each one of them has his own room, but you must use the plural.)If it is actually the student's name on the waiting list(s) for one or more cou
0
Related Questions